EXADEP™ Test Content

Examen de Admisión a Estudios de Posgrado™ (EXADEP™) is a paper-and-pencil test that measures verbal, quantitative and analytical reasoning skills.

These skills are measured through multiple-choice questions (in Spanish) that test vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, mathematics, analytical reasoning and written expression. The EXADEP test also measures vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension in English as a foreign language.

The testing time is four hours and five minutes and is divided into five sections:

  1. Verbal Aptitude (90 minutes)
    • Part A: Antonyms, Analogies, Sentence Completion
    • Part B: Reading Comprehension
  2. Mathematics (40 minutes)
    • Mathematics, Algebra, Geometry
  3. Analytical Reasoning (40 minutes)
  4. Written Expression (30 minutes)
    • Part A: Language Use
    • Part B: Sentence Correction
  5. English (45 minutes)
    • Part A: Sentence Completion, Antonyms
    • Part B: Reading Comprehension